William Hartwell Parham (September 15, 1841 - July 9, 1904) was an American teacher, principal, lawyer, and Ohio state legislator.
[1] Parham was born September 15, 1841, in Petersburg, Virginia, spent his childhood in Philadelphia before moving to Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age of 16.
[3] He wrote An Official History of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons for the State of Ohio, it was published posthumously in 1906.
[2] Along with other prominent Masons he publicly raised their dissatisfaction with President William McKinley's silence on lynchings and refusal to commission black officers in the army.
[5] He died July 9, 1904, at his home at 1240 Chapel street, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati.